Via Caroline Macafee on FB. 2021 Topic Consultation – 8 October 2015 – 15 January 2016. National Records Scotland is planning the 2021 Census in Scotland. As part of this, they are users for their views on the topics to be included … Continue reading →

As we saw in Part 1, Wee is especially concerned about the tendency towards essentialism in language rights discussion. This is the notion that a language has to be fixed around certain recognised traits (grammar, vocabulary etc) to be coherently … Continue reading →

Conventional accounts of Scots emphasise the linguistic divide of the Highland Line; Gaelic-speakers above, Scots-speakers below. This probably hasn’t been accurate for centuries due to population movement and language change. The 2011 Census figures provide evidence. Although the majority of … Continue reading →

1.6 million speakers (not sure if ‘rescue’ is the right word here) but certainly ignored by the BBC. Broadcaster calls on BBC to rescue Scots languageBBC Scotland’s Frieda Morrison, who also presents a monthly podcast on Scots Language Radio, will … Continue reading →